Top for vehicles and the like.



M. BUCH.

TOP FOR VEHICLES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 22, !917.

Pzmtente? N (W. 26, 1918;.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- M. BUCH.

TOP FOR VEHICLE-S AND THE LIKE.

APPUCATIGN FILED OCT. 22. 1 917. 1 ,25,Q21 o Patented Nov. 26, 1918 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

max IBUCH, or person, MICHIGAN, Assrenon 'ro HENRY n. nnwarms, ormoxson,

mcnrean.

. 'ror son VEHICLES AND THE Inn's. I

1'0 ant whom it may concern; I

Be it'known that I, MAx Boon, a subject of' the Emperor of Germany, and resident of Detroit, Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements ;in To 3 for Vehicles and theli e, of whichthe ollow- "in is a specification. l

y'invention relates to improvementsm folding tops for motor. vehiclesand the like and aims to provide an extremely simple movements, thus 1 enabling 1t to be operated easily by asingle individual and the folds of the covering material to be ,properly arranged;

The invention also aims to provide a, construction in which the liability of damage to the covering material in the closedrposition of the top will be reduced toa minimum.

With these and other objects in view,,the

invention includes the novel features of-con;

struction' and arrangement and combination of parts "hereinafter described, my

illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, b

. ,claims reference is made, for convenience.

tolthe members on one side only.

In the drawings-in which similar reference characters Indicate the same or like parts throughout the several views, and

referring first to Fig. 1, the numeral 1 designates thebodg of the vehicle for which the top is adapte and whlch is intended to be representative of any type of vehicle or motor boat needing such a protective covering. The top covering material is in 'dicated at 2 supported by the folding frame hereinafter described.

; Th's'comprises a main standard 3 designed to have its lower endpivotally supported Specification of Letters Patent.

pivoted. to the standard'at 4".

obvious, however, that if-desired the rear" ,bow arm might be pivoted to the -front end conneoted to the in relation thereto,

which c'ausesthe bow I gulded and positioned during the folding .and unfolding of'the top.

said I invention bein'fg' "defined by the appended.,

standard 3, but it is I Patented Nov. 2.6, 19115 imam filed October 22, 1917. Serial No. 197,936.

in any suitable manner from the vehicle o y, as indicated for example at 3, and designed to cooperate. with'one end or arm of the usual, rear bow arm 4,-whi'ch may be thestandard to the bow arm.

It will be od and 5 designates the outrigger bow or arm" thereof which is su'pportedby; a 'pair" of and economical top which shall be selfsupl porting during its folding and pro ecting inks .or'members 6 and 6,

arm or end in advance of" the" other and one pivotally connected to the standard y o k joint 6*.

One of these-(inthedrawings the upper 6 is extended to carry or form thecover" supporting bow 6=.-- A forward cover sup;

' porting bow arm 5, and inclines rearwardly being connected to the link 6 by adistance-piece or brace link71,

arm 7} said links being pi-votally connectedtogether:

to be positively I? InFig. 2 I Show a'modific'ation in which-f 3 v, the mainstandard- 3 is pivoted to'the rear o W*arm--in'st ead ofto th'e'body iron. NIn' his form a smgIedink' 6" connects the out '5 riggerbowarm 5 to the standard and sup ports a front supplemental bow arm 7 to which latter is pivotally connected the for- Ward end of a link or levermember 6" which in turn is pivotally connected to the upper end of the standard and is extended in rear thereof to form a part of or carry the cover supporting how 6. i i

In Fig. 3 I show a five bow top in which the extra how 8 is carried directly by the carry a rigid bow to five bow tops.

While in the foregoing description I hav arms, it will be understood that thebo'w arms may be made integral with the bows obvious that the stand-, ard 1n either-of the other constructions may convert the top into c .100 referred separately to the bows and bow as in an all-steeltop, or may be made as separate arms secured to thetbows in any suitable manner.

What I claim is: i 1 1, In a folding top, a-snpportirfg standard, an outrigger bowar-m, -links supporting saidoutrigger bow arm,

one link having its one having its outrigger bcgw and positioned to form a cover supporting bow arm.

' armsupported from said links or 2. In a folding top, a supporting stand ard, an outrigger bow arm, a pair of links pivoted to sa1d standard, one above the other and projecting forwardly therefrom,

- one of said links bemg pivotally connected to the rear end of the outrigger bowarm, and the other to a point adjacent said rear end, one of said links being extended in rear of the standard, and its pivotal connection thereto being a fixed pivot, and a bow'supported by said rearwardly extended link art. p 3. In a folding top, a forwardly inclined main standard and a rearwardly inclined main bow arm adapted to be pivotally supported from the body of a vehicle, a'pair of links or members pivotally connected thereto, one above-the other,and extending forwardly therefrom, and an outriggerbow members,

i one of said links or members having its connection with the standardby a fixed pivot and having a part extending in pivot and forming a cover supporting bow arm.

4. In a folding top, a forwardly inclined main standard and a rearwardly inclined main bow arm adapted tobe p1votally supported from the body of a vehicle, an out- I ragger howarm, a pair of links or members prenatally supporting the end of said outrigbow, and embodying a stop connection forlimiting the upward swinging of the links, said links or members being also pivrear of its arm by a lock essee:

otally connected to said standard one above the other, one of z said links or members havinga part extending beyond its pivot, and forming a cover supporting bow arm.

5. In a folding top, a standard, a rear: \vardly inclined main bow arm, an outrigger bow arm, a pair of links or members pivotally connected to said outrigger bow arm, one in advance of the other, and one at the rear end of said outrigger how, one of said links or members having a part extending beyond its pivot, and forming a cover supporting bow arm, and said pivot being a xed pivot, a front auxiliary bow arm pivoted to said outrigger bow and a distance link connecting said outrigger bow arm to one of said 1i y 6. In a folding top outrigger bow having its rear end pivotally supported from the said main standard by means of links, an auxiliar front how, one of the links beingpivotall the main standard by a fixed pivot and hava main standard, an.

y connected to ing-its rear end extended in rear of saidmain standard and an inclined cover sup porting bow directly carried by said ex pivotally connected to said'standard and to said bow MAX anon) a supporting standjoint, a second link pivota'lly I" connected with said standard and arranged 1's 7 cover supporting 

